kindergarchy

Definitions

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n. The state or phenomenon of children dominating, particularly in the context of children's needs, wishes, and preferences being accorded equal or greater status than those of adults.

Etymologies

kinder +‎ -archy (Wiktionary)

Examples

One of my favorite rising words is "kindergarchy," described here by Joseph Epstein as "rule by children," a condition whereby "children have gone from background to foreground figures in domestic life, with more and more attention centered on them, their upbringing, their small accomplishments, their right relationship with parents and grandparents."

One of my favorite rising words is "kindergarchy," described here by Joseph Epstein as "rule by children," a condition whereby "children have gone from background to foreground figures in domestic life, with more and more attention centered on them, their upbringing, […]

Undoubtedly such men exist, but the real problem adults are not Parker's maligned metrosexuals, but the deadbeat dads, the absentee fathers, the misogynistic hip-hoppers, and the adult male children who populate the kindergarchy.